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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Veldt.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when George and Lydia try to escape the nursery?
(a) They cannot because the door is locked
(b) Lydia trips and sprains her ankle
(c) George finds a bloody tie tied around the doorknob
(d) An alarms sounds

2. What does George offer David McClean?
(a) The newspaper
(b) A ride back to his office
(c) Breakfast
(d) A cup of tea

3. Who says: “Nothing likes to die—even a room”?
(a) David McCLean
(b) Peter Hadley
(c) George Hadley
(d) Lydia Hadley

4. What is a major theme of The Veldt?
(a) Finding true love
(b) Living in poverty
(c) War between two families
(d) Technology replacing human connection

5. Which word is used to describe the hallway?
(a) Narrow
(b) Suffocating
(c) Long
(d) Soundproofed

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did the nursery cost in comparison to the rest of the house?

2. Who thinks Wendy changed the nursery from a veldt to a forest?

3. How do the children tell their parents that they won’t be home for dinner?

4. What is supposed to help the children “work off their neuroses in a healthful way”?

5. What does Peter admit to?

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